Turok has been working with Princeton cosmologist Barry Steinhardt on a theory suggesting that the universe follows a cyclic path of development - with one extradimensional big bang setting the stage for the next.

Turok: I just want to say that Perimeter is an extraordinary experiment, and that’s the way it should be looked at. It's an opportunity for theoretical physics the like of which has not been seen before: Can you actually stimulate major breakthroughs by bringing brilliant people from around the world together in a relatively flexible, free environment?

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the outcome is. None of us really knows. It's not something you can predict. But that’s what exciting about it.